Jodi Picoult - House Rules

[Anonymous]

Has anyone read this book? And does it seem like an accurate portrayal of a child with Asperger's?

This book really bothered me. It seemed like it might be describing a kid with high-functioning autism, but really read more like the author just read a list of possible autism symptoms, attached them to one character, and said he had Asperger's.

Or am I just not well-informed enough myself?

[Anonymous]

I thought it was inaccurate in that it was as if the author gave 1 character every single possible Asperger's symptom. Also, the mother would probably have been told by behaviorists to work toward teaching the boy flexibility by that age.